Some links of interest beyond the same ole things for Regency Readers & Researchers.
Note: To the best of my knowledge all links are public domain material. I prefer pdf e-books if there are illustrations/ plates but I attempted to link to archive.org, GoogleBooks & Gutenberg where multiple formats are available.
Ina Pickle, Food Preservation in the 19th Century - 14 pgs w/ Bibliography
Virginia Mescher
It begins: “In 1809, the age of modern canning techniques dawned”
[repaired link -- sorry!]
Virginia Mescher
It begins: “In 1809, the age of modern canning techniques dawned”
[repaired link -- sorry!]
A
Concise View of the Common and Statute - 416 pgs by John Trusler
Encyclopedia of
Domestic Economy - 1295 pgs (this book covers *everything*) © 1852
Thomas Webster, Mrs. Parkes, with over “1000 woodcut illustrations”
Thomas Webster, Mrs. Parkes, with over “1000 woodcut illustrations”
How
They Lived Vol. III, 290 pgs, An Anthology of Written Documents 1700-1815
Asa Briggs - Fascinating Facts and Details
Asa Briggs - Fascinating Facts and Details
The
British Empire by Sir George Campbell M.P. - 202 pgs
© 1887 w/ historical perspective at That Time, really interesting look back & forward with the benefit of hindsight
© 1887 w/ historical perspective at That Time, really interesting look back & forward with the benefit of hindsight
A Century of
Revolution 1789-1920 - 234 pgs
Margaret Kennedy (woman historian published in 1920! I had to read this one)
Margaret Kennedy (woman historian published in 1920! I had to read this one)
Cutch,
or Random Sketches of Life in India Interspersed with Legends and
Traditions
© 1838 - 336 pgs Mrs. Postans - illustrated and author includes footnotes of history - again the relevance is hindsight (ads in the back are almost as interesting as the book)
© 1838 - 336 pgs Mrs. Postans - illustrated and author includes footnotes of history - again the relevance is hindsight (ads in the back are almost as interesting as the book)
The Dandy’s
Perambulations © 1819 14 pgs color illustrations - hilarious poem
Encyclopedia
of Needlework © 1886 by Therese de Dillmont wonderful illustrations
Domestic Manners
of the Americans © 1832 (takes place in 1827+) by Mrs. Trollope- 344 pgs
[the American Editors “conclusion” that this book could not have been written by an English Lady is worth reading even if you skip the rest of the book - which you won’t be able to, trust me]
[the American Editors “conclusion” that this book could not have been written by an English Lady is worth reading even if you skip the rest of the book - which you won’t be able to, trust me]
Need a *cause* for your noble heroine or hero… skim through
this book for an idea:
The Encyclopedia of Social Reform © 1897 - 1464 pgs [American perspective, but a bit of research can confirm existence of like-minded individuals of previous generations across the globe]
The Encyclopedia of Social Reform © 1897 - 1464 pgs [American perspective, but a bit of research can confirm existence of like-minded individuals of previous generations across the globe]
The Merry
Gamester: The English Speaking World’s Most Popular Card, Dice and Board Games
and Divers Amusements from Ancient Times to 1800 © 2007 by Walter Nelson
89 pgs - written for historical re-enactors The Gamester states: “The considerable success of this booklet however has made it clear that re-enactors are not the only audience for the information contained herein. It is equally applicable to readers or writers of historical fiction and history and to those who have a general interest in games.” Contains an excellent Bibliography
89 pgs - written for historical re-enactors The Gamester states: “The considerable success of this booklet however has made it clear that re-enactors are not the only audience for the information contained herein. It is equally applicable to readers or writers of historical fiction and history and to those who have a general interest in games.” Contains an excellent Bibliography
The Growth of the
English House: A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to
1800 by J. Alfred Gotch - 354 pgs - © 1909
Haddon: The Manor,
The Hall, Its Lords & Traditions © 1906 - 279 pgs [photos &
illustrations & oodles of historical bits]
An
Episode in the Life of Mrs. Rachel Erskine, Lady Grange In a Letter from
St. Kilda 1738 and other original papers - 14 pgs [mentioned by Boswell in The
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson]
A Journey to the
Western Isles of Scotland by Samuel Johnson © 1775/ 1785 - 159 pgs
Journal
of a Tour to the Hebrides by James Boswell © 1782 - 307 pgs
Travels
in China by John Barrow © 1804 - 550 pgs
A Lady of the
Last Century by John Doran (Montagu)
- 306 pgs
The Learned Lady
in England 1650-1760 by Myra Reynolds © 1920 - 530 pgs
.
Letters from
England by Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella vol 1 © 1808/1814 - 396 pgs
Letters
from England by Don Manuel Alvarez Espirella Vol II © 1808/1814 - 390 pgs
Letters from
England by Don Manuel Alvarez Espirella vol III © 1808/1814 - 378 pgs
Life and Letters
of Lady Stanhope by her niece, The Duchess of Cleveland © 1914 - 486 pgs
The
Lost Art of Conversation by Horatio Krans © 1910 - 398 pgs - Relevant
because it covers the “history of conversation and society” … DO we really
converse anymore….?
Mary
Anne Wellington The Soldier’s Daughter, Wife and Widow by Rev. Cobbold © 1845 - 348 pgs
Melandra Castle
by Rev. Hicks © 1906 - 236 pgs [fascinating historical tidbits about Roman
Ruins/ Roads & such like that there]
Names and Their
Meaning a Book for the Curious by Leopold Wagner © 1897 - 340 pgs [this
book is FUN]
Principles of Politeness and of Knowing the World by Rev. John Trusler © 1798 - 189 pgs
Principles of Politeness and of Knowing the World by Rev. John Trusler © 1798 - 189 pgs
Secret
Chambers and Hiding Places: The
Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding
Holes, Secret Chambers, etc. by Allan
Fea © 1904 - 326 pgs [For Gothic Fans]
Some Eminent
Women of Our Times by Mrs. Henry Fawcett © 1888 - 248 pgs
Elizabeth Fry, the Bronte’s, Austen, Browning, Edgeworth, etc.
Elizabeth Fry, the Bronte’s, Austen, Browning, Edgeworth, etc.
The London Advisor
and Guide, containing every instruction and introduction necessary and
useful to persons living in London and coming to reside there in order to
enable them to enjoy security and tranquility, and conduct their domestic
affairs with prudence and economy. (useful also to foreigners) by Rev. Dr. Trusler © 1786 220 pgs (has f for
s in the print - totally groovy - sample below)
The
Young Man’s Best Companion or Self Instructor by Dr. Parkins © 1811 - 363
pgs
British version Includes: A list of words in common usage at the time, How to make a pen, How to make ink (including black & red), Arithmetic section has common measurements of the day and the examples teaching math use these factoids, examples and lessons on how to keep books for personal and business use, Geography section covers facts of the day, Astronomy, Dialing & Compasses, Mercantile knowledge, Wills, Indentures, Gardening by the months, A treatise with examples on shorthand (stenography). Really, really groovy book!
British version Includes: A list of words in common usage at the time, How to make a pen, How to make ink (including black & red), Arithmetic section has common measurements of the day and the examples teaching math use these factoids, examples and lessons on how to keep books for personal and business use, Geography section covers facts of the day, Astronomy, Dialing & Compasses, Mercantile knowledge, Wills, Indentures, Gardening by the months, A treatise with examples on shorthand (stenography). Really, really groovy book!
The
American Instructor or Young Man’s Best Companion by George Fisher © 1770 The American instructor, or, Young man's best
companion : containing, spelling, reading, writing and arithmetic, in an easier
way than any yet published ; and how to qualify any person for business,
without the help of a master ; instructions to write variety of hands ... ; how
to write letters on business or friendship ; forms of indentures ... releases,
&c. ; also merchant's accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and
book-keeping ; with a description of the several American colonies ; together
with the carpenter's plain and exact rule ... ; likewise the practical gauger
made easy ... ; to which is added, The poor planter's physician ... and also
prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers ; the whole better adpated to
these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind (1770)
The Women of the
French Salons by Amelia Gere Mason © 1891 - 236 pgs - Covers 17th Century
to Restoration.
Woman's Work in English
Fiction From the Restoration to the Mid-Victorian Period by Clara H.
Whitmore © 1910 - not a light read but
worth the time for the perspective regarding the evolution of the heroine (and
authors)
The
King’s Post by Robert Charles Tombs © 1905 - Being a volume of historical
facts relating to the Posts, Mail Coaches, Coach Roads, and Railway Mail
Services of and connected with the Ancient City of Bristol from 1580 to the
present time.
The
Excavations of a Roman Bath at Bath by Charles E Davis © 1889
Fragments of Two Centuries
Glimpses of Country Life when George III was King by Alfred Kingston
Folklore as an Historical
Science by George Laurence Gomme ©
1908
Fighting Instructions 1530-1816
Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol XXIX by Julian S. Corbett © 1904 “The discovery therefore of a number of
seventeenth century Instructions amongst the Earl of Dartmouth's papers, which
he had generously placed at the disposal of the Society, seemed to encourage an
attempt to make something like a complete collection. The result, such as it
is, is now offered to the Society. It is by no means exhaustive. Some sets of
Instructions seem to be lost beyond recall; but, on the other hand, a good deal
of hitherto barren ground has been filled, and it is hoped that the collection
may be of some assistance for a fresh study of the principles which underlie
the development of naval tactics.” [for Horatio Hornblower fans]
A Residence in France During the
Years by An English Lady © 1797 - A
Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete
Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: With General and
Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners - 500 pgs
Letters from the Peninsular
Wars, The Freer Family Correspondence 1807-1814 by Norman Scarfe - not an e-book. A web page you can save to
read off line or convert to read in your reader.
The Enclosures in England An
Economic Reconstruction by Harriett Bradley © 1918 From Introduction: “In
this monograph two things are undertaken: first, an analysis of the usually
accepted version of the enclosure movement; and, secondly, the presentation of
another account of the nature and causes of the movement …. The enclosure
movement is explained not by a change in the price of wool, but by the gradual
loss of productivity of common-field land.”
Chapters in the History of the
Insane in the British Isles by Daniel Hack Tuke © 1882 - 441 pgs
Observations on Madness and
Melancholy, Including Practical
Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid
Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam © 1809
The History of the British Post
Office by Joseph Clarence Hemmeon © 1912 - Chapter 3 covers the Regency
period
An Account of Costume for Artists
& Dressmakers by Talbot Hughes © 1920 - Lavish descriptions and
illustrations and plates from PreHistoric to Victorian, shoes, accessories;
BOTH female and male costumes are covered.
The Student’s Guide
Through Lincoln’s Inn by Thomas Lane, Steward © 1823
Forty-one
years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief
Frederick Sleigh Roberts - this man could tell a tale or twenty
Frederick Sleigh Roberts - this man could tell a tale or twenty
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